Kevin Bachmann

“Her smiles were shorter. Her laugh was louder. She became distracted at times, and would stare at nothing with a look of shattered sorrow that passed like a cloud the moment someone spoke her name. She loved less quickly, but more fiercely, and made certain that those she cared for knew it well. Sometimes she wept when it snowed.”
― Nicholas Eames, Bloody Rose

“You run away as fast as you can, and I give you a five-second head start before I tell these boys —” he motioned at the two looming sentinels “—to make you the meat in a golem sandwich.”
― Nicholas Eames, Kings of the Wyld

“You are Shenkt? I expected more.”
“Pray to whatever god you believe in that you never see more.”
“I do not pray.”
Shenkt leaned close, and whispered in his ear. “I advise you to start.”
― Joe Abercrombie, Best Served Cold

“and in the ensuing silence Clay heard the quiet but ominous thud of Ganelon setting his beer down on the table.”
― Nicholas Eames, Kings of the Wyld